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I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - WolfBrownie - 2020-04-03 Hi All, cool to find this group on my printer so long after I bought it. My "2.5up" looks mostly like a standard 2up but it has a second Z-axis motor to lift the opposite end and behind the lateral head axis. I also replaced the controller A fastbot BBP 1s. It has a built in server so it's just an Ethernet device on my network. It has the stone heated bed. I put in mechanical limit switches. I ran a few tests and found one issue. Because all the movement torque is applied along only one edge of the table, it torques/twists then relaxes. It happens every step of the stepper motor. So I want to run a shaft extension across to the other side of the platform and add a second belt so both sides are pulled at the same time. So here is my dilemma... I can't find a new 12 tooth 5mm bore 3mm pitch [I think 3mm is what it uses] timing pulley. Does the original manufacturer still even exist? Or a source for one? Anyone out there ever change out the pulleys on their machine for a different one and have one from the original they'd like to sell me? Thanks folks! Bill RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - MisterAcoustic - 2020-04-04 Hi Bill, Welcome to the forum! I may be able to help you. First, congratulations on diving in, and building and modifying your TwoUp right off the bat. I've moved on to using my Creality CR-10 exclusively, so I actually have two TwoUps sitting around collecting dust. One is my original (which started as a OneUp, and was upgraded), and the other is a partially assembled kit that I acquired from a friend. I imagine I can spare a pulley - though I'm surprised they're not available everywhere. If in fact you would want more spare parts, I can let one or both TwoUps go for cheap. The only thing I might do with one is turn it into a laser cutter, and it doesn't seem likely I'll have time anytime soon. What part of the planet are you on? Stan RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - WolfBrownie - 2020-04-04 (2020-04-04, 10:00 AM)MisterAcoustic Wrote: Hi Stan, RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - MisterAcoustic - 2020-04-05 Hi Bill, Seeing as how my wife would _love_ to be rid of the vast majority of stuff I have laying around, I can make you a deal. At least, I think it's a deal. If you will pay the shipping, I can send you both machines for $50. I will even throw in the original OneUp parts, if I happen to find them before the box closes. That would be six motors, two power supplies, two controller boards (different ones, can't recall which - I think one is the original and the other is a RAMPS, but I might be mixed up on that). Now, my old machine has had a hard life - everything moves, but I do not actually consider is usable as a 3D printer - it could easily be used for a laser cutter though. The partially assembled kit has never been fully assembled and run, so I don't know much about it. I do know that what has been assembled could have been done better (loose zip ties). If that doesn't sound useful to you, I can probably just grab a pulley from somewhere, and send it to you - no charge. Let me know what you think. Stan RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - WolfBrownie - 2020-04-06 (2020-04-05, 04:29 PM)MisterAcoustic Wrote: Hi Stan, sounds great, not sure what shopping will cost though. Steppers are heavy, and so are the rails etc. RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - Mooselake - 2020-04-07 It's been a while, but didn't the one and two ups ship in a flat rate USPS box? RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - WolfBrownie - 2020-04-07 (2020-04-07, 12:28 PM)Yes Mooselake, they originally did. Assembled ones though... not so much. ;-)Bill Mooselake Wrote: It's been a while, but didn't the one and two ups ship in a flat rate USPS box? RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - MisterAcoustic - 2020-04-07 Hello WolfBrownie, Sorry about the file attachment problem - I hope to get to that tomorrow. I'm working at home, and I've been far busier than usual. I have a plan for tomorrow that includes investigating shipping, and getting all the stuff together. I'll also see if I can get the pulley out first. I don't want to over-promise though - I'll PM you when I know more. I can probably do some disassembly that should make it easier to ship. When I get the forum fixed for file uploads, I'll post some pics and let you tell me how far to go. Stan RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - WolfBrownie - 2020-04-08 (2020-04-07, 11:17 PM)MisterAcoustic Wrote: Hi Stan, RE: I made a 2.5up...but I need spare parts!!! - WolfBrownie - 2020-04-08 Picture.. Bed disassembled for adding the new dual belt drive for the bed. |